The Queensland Gardening Pages

Information & resources about plants & gardens for Brisbane & Qld

Ornamental Ipomoea

Note that some Ipomea, as pretty as they may be, are weeds in Queensland. Visit the Qld DEEDI's Weeds webpages for more information. For those in other regions, check with an appropriate authority if in doubt.

Ipomoea horsfalliae (Cardinal Creeper)

These appear in garden centres from time to time but because they are difficult to propagate, supplies are always limited. If you can't find one for sale, talk to your local nursery about placing an order.

Solar House Project - Bribie Island, Qld, Australia Illustration of Ipomea horsfalliae in a garden setting

Cardinal Creeper Ipomoea horsfalliae. Flowers of India

Ipomoea batatas (Ornamental Sweet Potato)

Popular in North America for bedding and container displays, these varieties selected fro their attractive foliage are less known in Australia but keep an eye out in garden centres in the warmer months. For more information on the vegetable, go to the Sweet Potato page.

Ipomoea batatas (Ornamental) Sweet Potato Online Manual of Subtropical Landscaping Plants, Palm Beach Community College, Florida

Sweet Potato Vines Gain Appreciation Office of Agricultural Communications Mississippi State University

Choose ornamental sweet potatoes in '03 Office of Agricultural Communications Mississippi State University

Sweet Potatoes - for Delicious Tubers & Fantastic Foliage (Pt 1) Garden Voices blog, National Parks Singapore

Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie' at Mr Brown Thumb (blog)

Storing Sweet Potato Vine Tubers at Mr Brown Thumb (blog)

Yes, you can eat Potato Vine, Marguerite at A Corner Garden (blog) SE Nebraska

Pretty picture: Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie' flower at Plants Are The Strangest People (blog)

Production Guidelines for Four Crops - Osteospermum, Angelonia, Calibrachoa & Ornamental Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas)

Ipomoea carnea

If you're interested in purchasing I. carnea, try National Tropical Plants

Bush Morning-Glory (Ipomoea carnea) A Yard in Fort Pierce, Florida (Blog)

Bush Morning Glory (Ipomoea carnea) Flowers of India

Ipomoea carnea Jacq. subsp. fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D. F. Austin GRIN Species Records

More information to come in future updates.